25 ns trr in a 200 V common-cathode pair — the switching diode for PFC and output rectification
What the 25 ns trr means for the BOM
A 25 ns trr at 6.5 A forward current means the diode recovers before the MOSFET in the same switching leg turns on, reducing the cross-conduction spike. In a 100 kHz PFC stage, that 25 ns window lets the designer use a smaller snubber or omit it entirely, saving two passives per diode. The common-cathode pair in the D2PAK package shares one cathode tab — the board layout ties both anodes to separate switching nodes while the common cathode connects to the output rail, which halves the number of packages compared to two discrete diodes.
Obsolete — no official successor on record
Procurement teams should qualify an alternative for new designs — the 200 V / 6.5 A / 25 ns trr window is common across several ST and competitor fast-recovery dual diodes, but package (D2PAK) and pinout must be verified against the board footprint.
